A  US-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G communication systems and solutions, COMSovereign Holding Corp. has announced that its Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Dustin McIntire, PhD, will be taking part in the 5G Architecture and Security session of SFSCon, the hands-on cyber security training conference for the National Science Foundation (“NFS”) CyberCorps Programme scholars. This programme is being hosted by the PolySec Cyber Security Lab of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona  on November 17th and 18th.

This year, over 40 “CyberCorps scholars” representing more than 15 research universities including Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, the University of Houston, Old Dominion, Embry Riddle, North Carolina State, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology who will participate in hands-on training programmes at the CPP event. Programme tracks are being led by Microsoft on threat intelligence analytics using Azure, Keysight Technologies on radio spectrum “capture-the-flag,” and COMSovereign on 5G architecture and security. The COMSovereign program track, led by Dr. McIntire, features students setting up a 5G standalone private network on the Pomona campus utilizing the Company’s Open-RAN compliant hardware and analyzing different types of traffic from a cyber security vulnerability perspective.

Commenting on the Cal Poly Pomona programme, Dr. McIntire said, “We are pleased to have been invited to take part in this unique and valuable hands-on academic programme. Though the NSF and programs such as those conducted by CPP, the next generation of IT professionals and network engineers gain access to cutting-edge technologies which will ultimately shape the future of connectivity and that is why COMSovereign has always been, and will remain, an advocate for university-led 5G research.”

Computer Science and Director, PolySec Cyber Security Lab at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Professor,  Dr. Mohammad Husain, said, “We wish to thank Dustin and the team at COMSovereign for their involvement in this important programme and providing access to their advanced 5G technology. We are grateful for their continued support and commitment to helping advance the development of 5G and our efforts to teach today’s students about the critical role that security plays in the future of wireless communications.”